Politifact.com: Statements from Mark Shieldshttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/mark-shields/Statements from Mark Shields reviewed by Politifact.comen-usThu, 16 Oct 2014 10:27:40 -0400Mark Shields: Republicans &quot;made it easier to buy a gun&quot; in states they won in 2010.
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/oct/16/mark-shields/shields-gops-2010-statehouse-gains-eased-rules-gun/The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Mark Shields: GOP's 2010 statehouse gains eased rules for gun buyers
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<p>If the polls are to be believed, most voters are approaching the upcoming midterm elections with less zest than in the past. Republicans hold the enthusiasm edge over Democrats, but their advantage is about half as big compared to 2010, when they made major gains at the state and federal levels. Still, Republicans are poised to do well and liberal columnist Mark Shields warned about the consequences of GOP victories. &quot;When the Republicans swept all these statehouses and state legislatures (in 2010), they did two things,&quot; Shields said on Oct. 10 on PBS&rsquo;&nbsp;Newshour. &quot;They made it easier to ...</p> <a href="/punditfact/statements/2014/oct/16/mark-shields/shields-gops-2010-statehouse-gains-eased-rules-gun/">>> More</a>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 10:27:40 -0400http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/oct/16/mark-shields/shields-gops-2010-statehouse-gains-eased-rules-gun/Mark Shields:
Since 1968, &quot;more Americans have died from gunfire than died in &hellip; all the wars of this country&#39;s history.&quot;
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jan/18/mark-shields/pbs-commentator-mark-shields-says-more-killed-guns/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | PBS commentator Mark Shields says more killed by guns since '68 than in all U.S. wars
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<p> Since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., supporters and opponents of gun control have thrown out statistics to support their point of view. Here&rsquo;s one that caught our eye, offered by liberal commentator Mark Shields on the Dec. 21, 2012, edition of the PBS NewsHour. Shields told host Judy Woodruff, &quot;You know, Judy, the reality is -- and it&#39;s a terrible reality -- since Robert Kennedy died in the Ambassador Hotel on June 4, 1968, more Americans have died from gunfire than died in &hellip; all the ...</p> <a href="/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jan/18/mark-shields/pbs-commentator-mark-shields-says-more-killed-guns/">>> More</a>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:27:57 -0500http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/jan/18/mark-shields/pbs-commentator-mark-shields-says-more-killed-guns/